Three mature-age speedsters followed, with Matthew Parker (pick No. 47), Nick Hind (pick No. 54) and Robbie Young (pick No. 67) also set to pull on the red, white and black, before Callum Wilkie was nabbed at pick No. 3 in the Rookie Draft.

Pick No. 41: Jack Bytel

With their second pick in the Draft, the Saints snared impressive all-round midfielder and Calder Cannons co-captain Jack Bytel.

A close friend of fellow new teammate Max King, the 18-year-old becomes the seventh Jack on the Saints’ list, joining other Jacks Billings, Sinclair, Lonie, Steven, Newnes and Steele at Moorabbin.

Bytel’s proficiency on both sides of his body as well as his aggression on the inside saw him feature heavily in first-round selection conversations, before the classy on-baller’s impact was curtailed by back injuries in 2018.